Ironman Paint

[wwslubs]

Hey I am starting a project on the ironman helmet and i was just wondering if anyone had a good painting technique for a flawless shiny paint job...

 

[shadow8136]

Hey I am starting a project on the ironman helmet and i was just wondering if anyone had a good painting technique for a flawless shiny paint job...

Please DO NOT post a topic unless you have already Googled or Used the Search Button.
But I do know a Recipe...

Use Normal Paint/ or the ones you get at Home Depot or Lowe's and Paint the parts.
then use Painter's Finish Gloss. Make sure you have a respirater because it might be toxic.
Then the Paint wll become shiny! Yay

[Edit] Oh, also, it is a spray. Make sure you get an even coating.... or it will have teardrop like marks down it
Good luck!

 

[Loubear]

Just how shiny will that be? A polished aluminum shiny or a brushed metal shiny? The iron man armor seems to be more of the latter.

 

[CPU64]

Just how shiny will that be? A polished aluminum shiny or a brushed metal shiny? The iron man armor seems to be more of the latter.

Ironman looks like brushed aluminum because it was actually painted brushed aluminum, Its hard to fake that texture though..

But for the paint, its just 2 stage base coat clear coat. Same as used on cars, and what I used for my armor. That's how it came out looking like glass!

 

[darkesword2020]

Hey wwslubs, (edit of the name here )

Use Rub n buff, it's what we Fett's use for our Jango helmets.

Get the metallic rub n buff types.

You can get it at A.C. Moore's, or Michael's, artsy fartsy type stores

You basically take a dab, put it on your finger, and then using very very fast friction, "buff" the paint onto your helmet, quickly and fast, as the paint works with friction "eg: rub N buff"

- Fitz

 

[shadow8136]

Um...darkestsword? It's not Link...He just has the same Avatar...

@LouBear : I actually have no idea how shiny it will be...I know that it will be like, not light-reflectent I know that...

hm..... darkestsword is right... Ya, you should use Rub n' Buff because you can make it like car-shiny...
Wow you made it easy for them! Well said

 

[darkesword2020]

Comes with practice

Thanks Shadow,

If anyone needs pics of a Rub n buff job on a helmet, I'll be your go to guy.

- Fitz

 

[wwslubs]

Comes with practice

Thanks Shadow,

If anyone needs pics of a Rub n buff job on a helmet, I'll be your go to guy.

- Fitz

Hey, ya would you mind throwin some pictures up

 

[MeXicaN V3ndEttA]

Please DO NOT post a topic unless you have already Googled or Used the Search Button.
But I do know a Recipe...

Use Normal Paint/ or the ones you get at Home Depot or Lowe's and Paint the parts.
then use Painter's Finish Gloss. Make sure you have a respirater because it might be toxic.
Then the Paint wll become shiny! Yay

[Edit] Oh, also, it is a spray. Make sure you get an even coating.... or it will have teardrop like marks down it
Good luck!

yup just use that and it will make it a polished shiny.

 

[darkesword2020]

Alright, I am the Jango Fett in these pictures, this armor has been completely rub n buffed and weathered.

Note: I am missing the girth belt, and need to bring the codplate higher (in a few pictures), ignore that though

Let me know if you have any questions, hope this helps!

- Darke

 

[Loubear]

Jesus! What did you make that out of?

 

[shadow8136]

@Loubear : I think I've seen him work on it before.
It's either Aluminum [like my friend said] or raw card board with bondo and Rub n' Buff...

Heres a Quick Pic
Either this:

Or this.

You must have used a lot of this darkesword2020!

 

[darkesword2020]

Just two tubes.

A small dab really does go a LONG way.

Don't waste it, it's not cheap.